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National Consultant -Planning and Evaluation, Vector-borne illnesses

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Contractual Arrangement : External advisor

Contract Duration (Years, Months, Days) : 30 days in span of three months

Job Posting: Jan 21, 2025, 9:16:57 AM

• Area of experience : National Consultant -Planning and Evaluation, Vector-borne illnesses
• Purpose of consultancy

The goal of the consultancy is to offer technical experience to the Vector Borne Disease Research and Training Center (VBDRTC), to conduct an institutional capability evaluation of the VBDRTC and develop a nationwide actionable short-, medium-, and lengthy-time period strategic plan.

• Background

Vector Borne Disease Research and Training Center (VBDRTC) in Hetauda, Nepal, was established in 1979 by the Government of Nepal with the next goal: i) to carry out analysis in vector borne illness prevention, management, diagnostics, therapeutic drug efficacy research, entomology and vector management, ii) to coach public well being personnel in vector borne illness administration, built-in vector administration, malaria microscopy (Basic & Refresher), kala-azar elimination help, and iii) to conduct discipline stage operational researches on vector borne illnesses in Nepal.

The Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) has requested WHO to offer the help to boost the capabilities of the VBDRTC with a imaginative and prescient of VBDRTC to function a nationwide Center of Excellence in vector-borne illnesses’ coaching and analysis within the nation sooner or later.

To this finish, WHO is trying for a nationwide professional, specialised in vector-borne illness coaching and analysis to help conducting an institutional capability evaluation of the VBDRTC and growing a nationwide actionable short-, medium-, and lengthy-time period strategic plan based mostly on findings from the evaluation.

• Deliverables

Under the general steering of WHO Representative to Nepal, and direct supervision of Team Lead/CDS and in collaboration with the nationwide professional committee, the advisor will ship the next: Output 1: Support the preparation of the evaluation

Activity 1.1: Review the present paperwork, insurance policies and methods being applied by the middle.

Activity 1.2: Facilitate preparatory conferences for the evaluation.

Output 2: Develop a framework/guidelines

Activity 2.1: Create a complete framework or guidelines to information the institutional capability evaluation of VBDRTC, guaranteeing all vital elements of its operation are addressed.

Activity 2.2: Collaborate with the nationwide professional committee to make sure the framework displays native priorities, capacities, and contextual nuances.

Output 3: Conduct on-website evaluation

Activity 3.1: Perform an in depth institutional capability evaluation at VBDRTC in Hetauda. This consists of consultations, website visits, and stakeholder engagement to establish current gaps and alternatives.

Activity 3.2: Work carefully with the nationwide professional committee to collectively assess the middle’s present capabilities and challenges.

Activity 3.3: Facilitate joint discussions with key nationwide stakeholders, guaranteeing the nationwide crew’s insights and experience are included.

Activity 3.4: Develop an evaluation report summarizing the important thing findings and outlining clear suggestions for strengthening VBDRTC’s institutional capability.

Output 4: Engage with the nationwide professional committee and develop the strategic plan

Activity 4.1: Facilitate a session assembly to debate the outlines of the strategic plan.

Activity 4.2: Coordinate discussions on defining the VBDRTC’s roles and duties within the context of Nepal’s vector-borne illness prevention and management methods.

Activity 4.3: Develop a draft actionable short-, medium-, and lengthy-time period strategic plan based mostly on findings from the evaluation. This plan ought to function guiding doc to strengthen VBDRTC’s institutional capability.

Activity 4.4: Facilitate conferences to get inputs from the nationwide professional committee.

Activity 4.5: Ensure the strategic plan replicate inputs from each the nationwide professional crew and different stakeholders, fostering inclusivity and possession.

Activity 4.6: Facilitate a dissemination assembly to current the ultimate strategic plan.

Output 5: develop the ultimate report for this consultancy

Activity 5.1: develop the ultimate report for this consultancy summarising the actions carried out.

• Qualifications, expertise, abilities and languages

 Educational Qualifications: Essential: Master’s college diploma in Public Health and Health Management

Desirable: University diploma/superior coaching in communicable illnesses and specifically in vector borne illnesses.

Experience

Essential: At least 10 years’ expertise in communicable illnesses and public well being programme administration, with expertise within the discipline of vector-borne illnesses.

Desirable:

• Familiarity with well being insurance policies and methods within the international, regional, and nation associated to vector borne illnesses.
• Experience in supporting analysis and coaching within the discipline of vector-borne illnesses.
• Experience in assessing capacities of coaching and analysis facilities working within the discipline of vector borne illnesses.
• Experience in growing methods and plans for well being packages, significantly for vector borne illnesses.

Skills/Knowledge: Demonstrated information of vector borne illnesses Programme administration and analysis.

Demonstrated abilities in provision of coverage steering and technical help.

Good facilitation abilities and analytical writing abilities.

Languages and stage required: Essential: Expert information of written and spoken English

• Location

Off website: Home-based

• Travel

The advisor shouldn’t be anticipated to journey

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• Remuneration and finances (journey prices are excluded): a. Remuneration: NRs 11,750

NRs 15,900 per day

b. Expected period of contract: For 30 days tentatively beginning on seventeenth Feb 2025 in span of three months

Additional Information

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